Ferguson "Sure" Midfielder will Sign Deal at United

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Manchester United have offered their South Korean midfield star, Park Ji-Sung, a new two year contract at United.

The former PSV Eindhoven midfielder joined United in 2005 for a fee of £4 million and next season will be entering his seventh season with the Old Trafford club. He has become a hugely popular player among the Manchester United fans thanks to his unbelievably tireless performances, and his excellent versatility thanks to being able to operate all over the midfield; in the centre and on either wing.

The 30 year-old retired from South Korean international duty last year to help to prolong his club career at Manchester United, and after recently stating that he can't possibly find a reason why he would want to leave the club, a new contract seems the obvious result. His current deal expired in 2012, so the new two year deal would keep him at the club until 2014, with his tireless work ethic no doubt contributing to further success.
Ferguson said:

"We have offered him a new contract and I am sure he will sign it. His career at United has been nothing but excellent. He is a tremendous professional. I am sure he will accept the new offer and tie himself down at the club for the next two years."

The United midfield is a fragile thing at the moment considering the departure of Paul Scholes, and while Sir Alex looks for a suitable replacement, he also has to contend with the current crops problems. Darren Fletcher has been suffering a virus for a while and as a result missed a large chunk of Manchester United's latter part of the season.

However, the United manager expects him to have recovered well enough to be back with the squad in time for July 31st, when United return to England from their pre-season tour of America.

"Sometimes viruses do take time. Darren has been into Carrington over the last few days. He is doing a weight programme at the moment and hopefully by the time we get back, he will be joining us."

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Arsenal Interest In Hargreaves - United Offer New Deal

Manchester United have offered their unfortunate, injury prone midfielder, Owen Hargreaves a new deal to fend off interest from other clubs, which according to the Express, included United's rivals, Arsenal.

Sir Alex Ferguson will be celebrating another Premier League title at United, and will hope to get Hargreaves to sign the one year deal.

The new contract is a pay-as-you-play deal as United try to avoid having to pay the Canadian born England international even when he is injured. Hargreaves has had to undergo several operations in his time at Old Trafford since signing from Bayern Munich in 2007.

His knees have been the major problem, but a hamstring injury on a return during this season and then a shoulder injury in March ruled him out for yet more games.


There was some talk of possible retirement with the persistent injuries constantly nagging at the 30 year-old midfielder. He is at the age when the body doesn't recover as quickly, but he will surely be well up for a return to action once his current injury is over. His well known, tireless performances and tenacity in the midfield obviously still have their attractions - and rather surprisingly have attracted United's rivals Arsenal.

The Express reported Arsenal's interest in the player:

"But Sunday Express Sport can reveal that Arsenal are keen to land the 30-year-old on a free transfer."

Hargreaves will not join Arsenal however, and is expected to sign the new deal offered to him by United. He feels that the support that has been offered to him by United in his dreadful time out with injury needs repayment, and the only way to pay Sir Alex and United back is by fighting for a starting place and showing the quality that brought him to United in the first place.

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